Electronics Program Manager

BorgWarner; San Luis Potosí; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major Medical Expenses

Life Insurance

Dental Plan

Saving Fund without legal cap

Grocery voucher without legal cap

Annual bonus

Additional holidays

Bereavement days

Days per marriage

Job summary

BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems in San Luis Potosí, MX is seeking a dynamic Program Manager to organize and execute a comprehensive PM framework across customer programs.

The role leads cross-functional teams, coordinates with PDS technical centers and SLP operations, and drives APQP, cost containment, and launch readiness while ensuring resource alignment and program performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science in Business, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5 years of experience in business, engineering, or manufacturing.
• 0–3 years of program management experience with a minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience in cross-functional teams.
• Strong program management, budgeting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the program owner, accountable for its execution and success.
• Act as liaison between Program Managers at PDS technical centers and SLP operations, improving communication and ensuring SLP operational requirements are addressed by Sales, Product Engineering, and Program Management.
• Ensure adherence to BorgWarner’s program management process and proper involvement of SLP operations/functions.
• Participate in the quoting process.
• Work across all organizational levels to build a case for the program and secure commitment from department heads for resource allocation.
• Escalate program issues as needed to drive accountability within the PDS organization.
• Coordinate launch management activities at the plant.
• Supervise assigned staff in SLP.
• Ensure launch management function has adequate training, capability, and staffing levels.
• Drive the APQP process related to operations to meet cost, timing, and delivery objectives in a TS16949 environment.
• Direct interaction with the customer for APQP initiatives based on SLP plants, change management, and launch readiness.
• Implement BorgWarner’s program management process in SLP and support improvement of SLP’s change management process.
• Ensure customer team members are trained in BW PM processes as required.
• Lead by example in implementing the LA/GS Model.
• Develop and validate program scope and customer deliverables, ensuring quality, timing, and product performance expectations are met.
• Identify and manage assigned resources (purchased material, engineering development, capital investment, launch costs, contractual provisions) to minimize total program costs and maximize expected returns.
• Lead and manage the team environment through all program phases/gateways with emphasis on synergy, development, and empowerment to ensure collaboration, team unity, and success.
• Conduct frequent team meetings, including functional monthly meetings, joint BW/customer meetings, and EOT review meetings.
• Evaluate and review team member performance and provide input for TMS.
• Address and resolve program “roadblocks” through appropriate functional managers, directors, or vice presidents.
• Maintain the program team in place for 3–6 months post-launch to ensure delivery, quality, and cost objectives are met.
• Objectively evaluate performance with EOT input to determine at 3 months post-start whether an extension is required.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external documentation requirements.

Skills

English proficiency

Cross-functional work

Program management basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science in Business, Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

Location

This position is primarily located in San Luis Potosi MX

About us

BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for the vehicle market. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work, and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world.

Our Culture

We believe health and safety of our employees are a top priority, we care about our local communities and the global environment.

BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration.

Career Opportunities

We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities.

Job purpose

BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems is currently looking for “dynamic, results driven” individual to join as a Program Manager.

Responsible for organizing, coordinating, and executing a comprehensive program management framework that meets customer expectations.

Provides program management for customer programs with a smaller scope in terms of number of customers, facilities, programs, or strategic importance.

Potentially involved in securing business readiness/quoting by focusing on assertive oversight of product launches, cost containment, prevention, and reduction throughout the product lifecycle, and comprehensive communication efforts.

Working across all organizational levels, the incumbent must build a strong case for the program and obtain commitment from department heads to enable resource allocation.

Leadership activities include, but are not limited to, strategic programs within a team environment encompassing goal planning and definition, product design and development, process design and development, product and process validation, and initial production performance.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the program owner, accountable for its execution and success.
• Act as liaison between Program Managers at PDS technical centers and SLP operations, improving communication and ensuring SLP operational requirements are addressed by Sales, Product Engineering, and Program Management.
• Ensure adherence to BorgWarner’s program management process and proper involvement of SLP operations/functions.
• Participate in the quoting process.
• Work across all organizational levels to build a case for the program and secure commitment from department heads for resource allocation.
• Escalate program issues as needed to drive accountability within the PDS organization.
• Coordinate launch management activities at the plant.
• Supervise assigned staff in SLP.
• Ensure launch management function has adequate training, capability, and staffing levels.
• Drive the APQP process related to operations to meet cost, timing, and delivery objectives in a TS16949 environment.
• Direct interaction with the customer for APQP initiatives based on SLP plants, change management, and launch readiness.
• Implement BorgWarner’s program management process in SLP and support improvement of SLP’s change management process.
• Ensure customer team members are trained in BW PM processes as required.
• Lead by example in implementing the LA/GS Model.
• Develop and validate program scope and customer deliverables, ensuring quality, timing, and product performance expectations are met.
• Identify and manage assigned resources (purchased material, engineering development, capital investment, launch costs, contractual provisions) to minimize total program costs and maximize expected returns.
• Lead and manage the team environment through all program phases/gateways with emphasis on synergy, development, and empowerment to ensure collaboration, team unity, and success.
• Conduct frequent team meetings, including functional monthly meetings, joint BW/customer meetings, and EOT review meetings.
• Evaluate and review team member performance and provide input for TMS.
• Address and resolve program “roadblocks” through appropriate functional managers, directors, or vice presidents.
• Maintain the program team in place for 3–6 months post-launch to ensure delivery, quality, and cost objectives are met.
• Objectively evaluate performance with EOT input to determine at 3 months post-start whether an extension is required.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external documentation requirements.

What we’re looking for

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Schooling: Bachelor’s degree in Science in Business, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience Time in similar position:
• - 5 years of experience in business, engineering, or manufacturing
• - 0–3 years of program management experience with a minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience in cross-functional teams
• Technical knowledge required:
• - Advanced engineering/business degree preferred
• - Strong program management skills in resource, task, and budget planning
• - High technical competence, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills
• - Understanding of managerial finance as it relates to program and business metrics
• - Solid knowledge of engineering and manufacturing functions within the automotive supplier market segment
• English Requirement: Conversational / Business Level
• Travel Availability: Yes

What we offer

• Major Medical Expenses
• Life Insurance
• Dental Plan
• Saving Fund without legal cap
• Grocery voucher without legal cap
• Annual bonus
• Additional holidays
• Bereavement days
• Days per marriage

What we believe

Inclusion - We value diversity in people, ideas, and experiences.

Integrity - We believe in transparency, authenticity, and depend on each other to deliver what we promise.

Excellence - We contribute to our developments by seeking knowledge and sharing information.

Responsibility - We care about our local communities and the global environment.

Collaboration - We are one BorgWarner.

Safety

This position will adhere to Global Star Safety Program, including safety rules, practices and training as outlined in the local BorgWarner Safety Policy Manual, which includes the use of equipment, protective devices, or clothing that the employer requires.

This individual will work in manners that stress the importance of preventing accidents and illnesses.

He/she must take every precaution reasonable in the given circumstance for the protection of themselves and coworkers.

In addition, he/she is responsible for reporting all injuries and/or possible dangerous situations, incidents, or occurrences to the immediate supervisor.

Equal Employment Opportunity

BorgWarner is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, or disability.